New 75 Gallon Build!

dead fish · Jun 17, 2012

Well, the tank is moved and filled and on a stand and canopied with 2 175 watt halides. Whew That was a day's work.
Thanks again to kpotter2 for all the help with the stand.

New guy:
New plate coral:

Kpotter2 · Jun 17, 2012

Where did you get plate coral? Tank looks much better now. You are on your way man.

dead fish · Jun 17, 2012

Posted By Kpotter2 on 06/17/2012 11:01 PM

Where did you get plate coral? Tank looks much better now. You are on your way man.
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Picked it up at Petland in Iowa City. It used to be in the big SW tank they had and had been there for years and years.
Thanks. I'm pretty psyched about the new look. The stand took the weight like a champ. Moved the tank over all by myself, which was dodgy for a minute or so, but I got it on there.
Of course, (as you witnessed yesterday) my woodworking skills are still developing. The canopy I put together will work for now. I thought I was getting all fancy with my handle, and then I put it on crooked. The last thing I did to the thing. Ugh.
I like the halides though (thanks Travis!). More blue than the LEDS, but a lot of good shimmer.

Travis G · Jun 18, 2012

Im glad u like them. I love the look if halides. Im gonna be setting the cube up soon.

dead fish · Jul 1, 2012

Hey all,
I thought I'd update this thread with the latest additions to the tank. Things are going swimmingly...
The latest additions:
FTS:

And so, the journey continues. New skimmer on the way to be installed this week.